Market Drayton
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.903, -2.492 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 66 34 |
| Population: | 11,773 |
| Dialling code: | 01630 |
The small market town and civil parish of Market Drayton sits in north‑east Shropshire, England, close to the border with Cheshire. Set beside the River Tern, it has a compact historic centre of timber‑framed and Georgian buildings and still feels like a traditional market town surrounded by rolling farmland.
Long associated with agriculture and food production, Market Drayton is famously linked to gingerbread and celebrates that culinary heritage in local events and shops; the modern economy mixes farming, small manufacturing and services, with many people commuting to nearby centres such as Telford or Stoke-on-Trent. Community life is active for a town of its size, centred on the parish church, local clubs and annual fairs that underline its rural Shropshire character.
Postcode districts covering Market Drayton
Most populated places nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent 16.1 miles
- Telford 15.8 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 12.9 miles
- Cannock 24.4 miles
- Shrewsbury 17.2 miles
- Crewe 13.4 miles
- Stafford 17.5 miles
- Wrexham 23.1 miles
- Northwich 24.6 miles
- Winsford 19.8 miles
- Kidsgrove 16.5 miles
- Congleton 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Market Drayton Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Market Drayton West Ward 0.3 miles
- Sutton upon Tern Parish 1.7 miles
- Moreton Say Parish 2.3 miles
- Ternhill Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Adderley Parish 2.9 miles
- Rosehill Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Norton in Hales Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Market Drayton East Ward 3.9 miles
- Chipnall Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Cheswardine Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Stoke upon Tern Parish 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Market Drayton
TF9 3DS, TF9 1HY, TF9 3HH, TF9 1BS, TF9 1DN, TF9 1EF, TF9 1BH, TF9 1AQ, TF9 1AD … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 32.4 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 33.2 miles
- Prees Railway Station 8.2 miles
- Whitchurch Railway Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near Market Drayton Ad
- The Bear Inn, Hodnet 4 4.8 miles
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 6.1 miles
- Hawkstone Park 3 7 miles
- Wheatsheaf Inn, Bar Hill 4 7.8 miles
- Soulton Hall 4 8.2 miles
- The Swan Inn 4 10 miles
- Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 9.6 miles
- The Old Mill Whitchurch 4 9.3 miles
Schools in Market Drayton
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Market Drayton Junior School Primary
- The Grove School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Blore Heath Historic site 3.4 miles
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 8 miles
- Doddington Hall Estate 8.2 miles
- Springfield House Estate 9.3 miles
- Alexandra Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles
- Crewe Hall Estate 13 miles
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 13.5 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 14.2 miles
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 14.4 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 14.6 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 15 miles
- Etruria Hall Country house 15 miles